100 Biggest Cities In Arizona For 2023

Using the latest Census data, we detail the 100 biggest cities in Arizona. You can all see a comprehensive list of all 200 cities and places in Arizona.

We all love the biggest cities that the Grand Canyon State has to offer. You know the places like Phoenix and Tucson which make all the headlines.

But there are a bunch of other great large cities in Arizona that don't get as much love.

We're going to change that right now.

Using the most recent Census data, we can tell you about all the places in Arizona with a focus on the biggest. We update the data each year and this is our fourth time doing this.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Table

You can click here to see a full table of the full of the 100 biggest cities in Arizona, along with every other place over 1,000 people big. It is sortable by clicking on the headers.

Read on below to see more on the biggest cities. Or for more reading on places to live in Arizona, check out:

The 10 Biggest Cities In Arizona

Phoenix, AZ
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6
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Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Population: 1,591,119
Population 2010: 1,450,206
Growth: 9.7%
More on Phoenix: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Tucson, AZ
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4
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Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Population: 538,167
Population 2010: 518,457
Growth: 3.8%
More on Tucson: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Mesa, AZ
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7
/10

Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)
Population: 497,752
Population 2010: 439,639
Growth: 13.2%
More on Mesa: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Chandler, AZ
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8.5
/10

Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Population: 272,439
Population 2010: 229,531
Growth: 18.7%
More on Chandler: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Gilbert, AZ
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9
/10

Rank Last Year: 7 (Up 2)
Population: 262,249
Population 2010: 195,046
Growth: 34.5%
More on Gilbert: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Glendale, AZ
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6
/10

Rank Last Year: 6 (No Change)
Population: 245,685
Population 2010: 229,687
Growth: 7.0%
More on Glendale: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Scottsdale, AZ
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9
/10

Rank Last Year: 5 (Down 2)
Population: 238,685
Population 2010: 218,770
Growth: 9.1%
More on Scottsdale: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Peoria, AZ
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8
/10

Rank Last Year: 9 (Up 1)
Population: 187,733
Population 2010: 148,702
Growth: 26.2%
More on Peoria: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Tempe, AZ
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6
/10

Rank Last Year: 8 (Down 1)
Population: 178,862
Population 2010: 164,147
Growth: 9.0%
More on Tempe: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Surprise, AZ
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8
/10

Rank Last Year: 10 (No Change)
Population: 141,875
Population 2010: 103,767
Growth: 36.7%
More on Surprise: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

How We Determined The Largest Cities In Arizona

We've been ranking and dissecting cities in the Grand Canyon State for over 4 years now -- making this actually the fourth time we've run the numbers. We always use the best data, the US Census. In this case, that means we are using the American Community Survey.

It what is probably the most simple analysis we run each year, we ranked every place in Arizona from biggest to smallest. The biggest city this year? That would be Phoenix.

The smallest? Naco, although there are places smaller than 1,000 people not listed here, so keep that in mind as we take a look at the top ten.

Now on to numbers 11-100 Biggest in Arizona

We hope that you find the big city, or really any city, that's right for you. Below is a list of the rest of the biggest cities along with every other place in Arizona.

Have fun snacking around in the Grand Canyon State!

For more reading on Arizona, check out:

Detailed List Of The Biggest Cities In Arizona

Rank City Current Population 2010 Growth
1 Phoenix 1,591,119 1,450,206 9.7%
2 Tucson 538,167 518,457 3.8%
3 Mesa 497,752 439,639 13.2%
4 Chandler 272,439 229,531 18.7%
5 Gilbert 262,249 195,046 34.5%
6 Glendale 245,685 229,687 7.0%
7 Scottsdale 238,685 218,770 9.1%
8 Peoria 187,733 148,702 26.2%
9 Tempe 178,862 164,147 9.0%
10 Surprise 141,875 103,767 36.7%
11 San Tan Valley 96,127 64,085 50.0%
12 Yuma 95,154 91,179 4.4%
13 Goodyear 93,651 57,869 61.8%
14 Avondale 88,065 70,274 25.3%
15 Flagstaff 76,228 63,909 19.3%
16 Casas Adobes 70,224 67,692 3.7%
17 Queen Creek 57,728 23,055 150.4%
18 Maricopa 57,075 34,809 64.0%
19 Lake Havasu City 56,510 52,474 7.7%
20 Casa Grande 53,488 43,050 24.2%
21 Marana 50,834 31,443 61.7%
22 Catalina Foothills 50,096 52,514 -4.6%
23 Oro Valley 46,515 39,776 16.9%
24 Prescott Valley 46,014 37,280 23.4%
25 Prescott 45,063 39,938 12.8%
26 Sierra Vista 44,944 42,904 4.8%
27 Bullhead City 41,064 39,925 2.9%
28 Apache Junction 38,311 33,956 12.8%
29 Sun City 37,693 38,339 -1.7%
30 El Mirage 35,410 27,922 26.8%
31 San Luis 35,289 23,829 48.1%
32 Sahuarita 33,524 21,607 55.2%
33 Kingman 32,204 27,790 15.9%
34 Drexel Heights 30,599 28,886 5.9%
35 Fortuna Foothills 26,727 27,427 -2.6%
36 Sun City West 26,354 25,796 2.2%
37 Florence 25,356 23,616 7.4%
38 Fountain Hills 23,639 22,506 5.0%
39 Anthem 22,750 19,828 14.7%
40 Rio Rico 20,914 19,270 8.5%
41 Green Valley 20,729 21,403 -3.1%
42 Nogales 19,829 20,972 -5.5%
43 New River 17,731 11,710 51.4%
44 Flowing Wells 16,965 16,142 5.1%
45 Douglas 16,470 17,285 -4.7%
46 Payson 16,229 15,026 8.0%
47 Fort Mohave 15,872 14,422 10.1%
48 Eloy 15,171 15,125 0.3%
49 Tanque Verde 14,946 16,714 -10.6%
50 Sierra Vista Southeast 14,822 15,297 -3.1%
51 Vail 14,715 9,238 59.3%
52 Somerton 14,126 13,230 6.8%
53 Sun Lakes 13,912 13,505 3.0%
54 Coolidge 13,347 10,817 23.4%
55 Valencia West 12,887 9,153 40.8%
56 New Kingman-Butler 12,858 14,500 -11.3%
57 Chino Valley 12,854 10,661 20.6%
58 Paradise Valley 12,666 13,198 -4.0%
59 Verde Village 12,658 12,952 -2.3%
60 Tucson Estates 12,411 12,106 2.5%
61 Cottonwood 12,073 11,280 7.0%
62 Camp Verde 11,942 10,922 9.3%
63 Show Low 11,623 10,320 12.6%
64 Saddlebrooke 11,252 9,005 25.0%
65 Gold Canyon 11,233 11,157 0.7%
66 Safford 9,981 9,356 6.7%
67 Sedona 9,723 10,307 -5.7%
68 Corona De Tucson 9,627 4,555 111.4%
69 Picture Rocks 9,084 8,380 8.4%
70 Winslow 8,961 9,736 -8.0%
71 Arizona City 8,950 5,396 65.9%
72 Tuba City 8,748 8,888 -1.6%
73 Golden Valley 7,914 8,405 -5.8%
74 Page 7,466 7,199 3.7%
75 Wickenburg 7,359 6,517 12.9%
76 Globe 7,185 7,557 -4.9%
77 Tolleson 7,180 6,386 12.4%
78 Youn 6,908 5,684 21.5%
79 Litchfield Park 6,656 5,271 26.3%
80 Catalina 6,472 8,200 -21.1%
81 Village Of Oak Creek (Big Park) 6,144 6,523 -5.8%
82 Snowflake 6,086 5,461 11.4%
83 Avra Valley 5,916 6,689 -11.6%
84 Williamson 5,651 5,509 2.6%
85 Citrus Park 5,640 3,727 51.3%
86 Guadalupe 5,334 5,577 -4.4%
87 Rincon Valley 5,304 4,298 23.4%
88 Benson 5,252 5,056 3.9%
89 Kayenta 5,227 4,668 12.0%
90 Thatcher 5,172 4,667 10.8%
91 Doney Park 5,086 6,370 -20.2%
92 Summit 4,969 3,637 36.6%
93 Bisbee 4,957 5,715 -13.3%
94 Cave Creek 4,933 4,911 0.4%
95 Holbrook 4,826 5,100 -5.4%
96 Three Points 4,807 5,176 -7.1%
97 South Tucson 4,726 5,673 -16.7%
98 Paulden 4,602 4,333 6.2%
99 Eagar 4,487 4,682 -4.2%
100 San Carlos 4,461 5,523 -19.2%
101 Clarkdale 4,419 4,098 7.8%
102 Lake Montezuma 4,362 4,112 6.1%
103 Dewey-Humboldt 4,304 3,936 9.3%
104 Whiteriver 4,114 3,908 5.3%
105 Pinetop-Lakeside 4,049 4,215 -3.9%
106 Taylor 4,020 4,010 0.2%
107 Clifton 3,903 3,140 24.3%
108 Lake Of The Woods 3,897 4,294 -9.2%
109 Chinle 3,771 4,322 -12.7%
110 Avenue B And C 3,763 3,817 -1.4%
111 Fort Defiance 3,723 4,349 -14.4%
112 Carefree 3,642 3,341 9.0%
113 Cornville 3,543 2,830 25.2%
114 San Manuel 3,489 4,377 -20.3%
115 St. Johns 3,416 3,454 -1.1%
116 Oracle 3,335 3,228 3.3%
117 Parker 3,324 3,173 4.8%
118 Willcox 3,240 3,767 -14.0%
119 Williams 3,235 2,999 7.9%
120 Mohave Valley 2,969 2,261 31.3%
121 Ajo 2,944 3,206 -8.2%
122 Kachina Village 2,872 3,154 -8.9%
123 Cordes Lakes 2,862 2,531 13.1%
124 White Mountain Lake 2,834 1,866 51.9%
125 Pima 2,777 2,415 15.0%
126 Valle Vista 2,746 1,887 45.5%
127 Colorado City 2,744 4,722 -41.9%
128 Wellton 2,734 2,730 0.1%
129 Whetstone 2,734 2,442 12.0%
130 Superior 2,679 2,799 -4.3%
131 Swift Trail Junction 2,668 2,124 25.6%
132 Central Heights-Midland City 2,587 2,714 -4.7%
133 Desert Hills 2,564 1,805 42.0%
134 Linden 2,523 2,890 -12.7%
135 Sacaton 2,506 3,580 -30.0%
136 Black Canyon City 2,485 2,499 -0.6%
137 Star Valley 2,474 2,403 3.0%
138 Rio Verde 2,404 1,757 36.8%
139 Bagdad 2,383 1,956 21.8%
140 Heber-Overgaard 2,339 2,800 -16.5%
141 Sells 2,323 2,272 2.2%
142 Window Rock 2,226 3,612 -38.4%
143 Kearny 2,198 2,090 5.2%
144 Springerville 2,082 2,663 -21.8%
145 Beaver Dam 2,076 1,104 88.0%
146 Joseph City 2,021 1,477 36.8%
147 Huachuca City 1,939 1,913 1.4%
148 Fort Valley 1,935 1,166 66.0%
149 Blackwater 1,920 520 269.2%
150 North Fork 1,852 1,755 5.5%
151 Scenic 1,850 657 181.6%
152 Kaibito 1,826 1,838 -0.7%
153 Quartzsite 1,745 3,653 -52.2%
154 Gila Bend 1,743 1,646 5.9%
155 Dolan Springs 1,730 1,655 4.5%
156 Canyon Day 1,725 398 333.4%
157 Pirtleville 1,715 1,264 35.7%
158 Pine 1,697 2,133 -20.4%
159 Congress 1,665 1,575 5.7%
160 First Mesa 1,660 1,961 -15.3%
161 Lukachukai 1,637 1,790 -8.5%
162 Spring Valley 1,636 1,241 31.8%
163 Second Mesa 1,606 1,120 43.4%
164 Peridot 1,603 1,114 43.9%
165 Grand Canyon Village 1,591 1,193 33.4%
166 Pinetop Country Club 1,573 2,507 -37.3%
167 Cienega Springs 1,506 2,869 -47.5%
168 Lechee 1,499 1,611 -7.0%
169 Miami 1,490 2,114 -29.5%
170 Meadview 1,487 1,284 15.8%
171 Tsaile 1,456 885 64.5%
172 Centennial Park 1,445 831 73.9%
173 Tonto Basin 1,437 847 69.7%
174 Cibecue 1,417 1,483 -4.5%
175 St. David 1,411 1,808 -22.0%
176 Six Shooter Canyon 1,326 1,030 28.7%
177 Peach Springs 1,315 617 113.1%
178 Morenci 1,307 2,091 -37.5%
179 Dilkon 1,297 1,465 -11.5%
180 Parks 1,276 900 41.8%
181 Tubac 1,274 685 86.0%
182 Casa Blanca 1,273 1,300 -2.1%
183 Moenkopi 1,258 654 92.4%
184 Bylas 1,253 1,563 -19.8%
185 Mescal 1,225 1,345 -8.9%
186 Mammoth 1,219 1,099 10.9%
187 Bouse 1,153 825 39.8%
188 Leupp 1,149 1,076 6.8%
189 Fredonia 1,128 1,167 -3.3%
190 Mayer 1,105 944 17.1%
191 Cactus Flats 1,099 1,515 -27.5%
192 Wagon Wheel 1,096 2,284 -52.0%
193 Golden Shores 1,089 2,236 -51.3%
194 Seven Mile 1,074 631 70.2%
195 Claypool 1,063 1,920 -44.6%
196 Ak-Chin Village 1,043 903 15.5%
197 Mcnary 1,023 396 158.3%
198 Mesa Del Caballo 1,010 905 11.6%
199 Shongopovi 1,003 1,316 -23.8%
200 Naco 1,001 877 14.1%

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